Hendrix will be riding his horse, L.J., while Eldred relies on his horse, Wild Thing.

"We're glad to be here," Eldred said, adding they'll do their best to "knock down three good runs."

Both are just are happy to be competing in their first IFYR.

"If we don't win a check, at least we'll have family there," Hendrix said.

Eldred, who likes to work on hot rod cars, also works part-time building storm shelters. After Oklahoma's May tornadoes, he's been busy this past couple months with that job. When he graduates high school next year, Eldred said he wants to attend OSU in Okmulgee to study toward being a diesel technician.